Conservation Watch Environment Twinkle, twinkle little lights: South Coast conservancies show the way A firefly sanctuary – the first of its kind in Africa and one of only four in the world – has been launched on the lower South Coast. Fred Kockott reports. Written by RR March 22, 2020April 3, 2020
Uncategorized Geologist’s ‘deep view’ perspective heats up the debate on climate crisis Global warming is real and it’s happening, but a geology professor reckons the current focus on it is short-sighted, distracting from more pressing environmental problems. Mike Watkeys’ “deep time” perspective has irked leading climate scientists. Matthew Hattingh and Fred Kockott report. TORNADOS struck the Kwazulu-Natal Midlands in South Africa last week, not far from where […] Written by RR November 21, 2019February 3, 2020
Environment The ties that bind: land and loyalty Loyalty to the land runs deep among Pondo, Shona Aylward reports in the final instalment of her look into Xolobeni and the mining saga. Written by RR October 15, 2019October 15, 2019
Environment ‘Mining Xolobeni like putting jackal with the goats’ Plans to mine Xolobeni continue to face stiff opposition from residents, reports Shona Aylward, in this the second of a three-part series on the area. Written by RR October 15, 2019October 15, 2019
Environment It’s a wrench and a drench to leave Pooped but proud to have finished, Shona Aylward looks back on the demanding final days of the Wild Coast hike and salutes their energetic guide. Written by RR July 31, 2019August 4, 2019
Environment Ocean Watch Volunteers bag tons in Beachwood cleanup Volunteers are clearing storm debris from Durban’s beaches. They tackled the Beachwood Mangroves at the weekend and are now turning their attention to Toti and the city’s central beaches Written by RR May 14, 2019August 28, 2019
Environment Ocean Watch Fish farming fervour gets “dished” Plans to use fish farming as a way to lift the country out of the economic ghetto took a beating at a recent marine science session. Thabiso Goba was at the ringside. Written by RR November 21, 2018May 29, 2020
Environment Ocean Watch Gastropod girl Janna is pitch perfect Things are moving a little quicker for a KwaZulu-Natal student of snails after she was picked to pitch for film funding. Written by RR November 15, 2018November 17, 2019
Training Huang on a Mao: more to China’s African adventure than meets the eye Twenty students from across the country worked with a Wits Vuvuzela team to cover the 14th annual African Investigative Journalism Conference at the university. Thabiso Goba was one of them. Written by RR November 6, 2018November 10, 2018
Training Of hot talk and jellyfish sex Roving Reporters intern Thabiso Goba is swept away by the passion of it all at his maiden WildOceans Science Session. Written by RR October 24, 2018November 12, 2018